Noun (futsuumeishi) box, case, chest, package, pack, crate car (of a train, etc.) shamisen case, shamisen See also: 箱物・1 Colloquialism often written as ハコ public building, community building See also: 箱屋・2 Archaism man who carries a geisha's shamisen receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces) Suffix Counter counter for boxes (or boxed objects)